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“I learned in late August [2022] about the affair,” Vanderpump Rules star Tom Schwartz informed Andy Cohen on the April 5 episode of Watch What Happens Live, when requested about his information of Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ affair. Schwartz said that at the time, his best friend told him he and Raquel had a “one-night stand”. However, Schwartz didn’t make it clear whether or not Tom’s then-girlfriend, Ariana Madix, knew in regards to the hookup.
“Then it became — from my point of view — an emotional affair … But I didn’t think it was a linear thing,” Schwartz, 40, mentioned. Schwartz went on to clarify that he wasn’t conscious the connection was “steadily progressing” all through the autumn. At least not till January 2023, which is when Tom Sandoval informed Tom Schwartz that he was “in love” with Raquel. “I was flabbergasted but not surprised because, I think, there’s a lot of people out there who kind of knew it was an open secret,” Schwartz claimed.
When Andy requested him what he meant by the affair being an “open secret,” Tom Schwartz mentioned Tom Sandoval grew to become “flagrant” and “brazen” in regards to the affair between January and March, when Ariana came upon.
So why didn’t Tom Schwartz inform Ariana in regards to the affair? Well, Schwartz mentioned Sandoval was “placating” him by telling him he was within the strategy of breaking apart with Ariana. “I’m being fed a narrative that he has broken up with Ariana or attempted to many many times — that he’s not happy, they’re not healthy, they’re not intimate, blah blah,” Schwartz mentioned. “All of that’s inconsequential now in light of the way he handled it.”
Schwartz mentioned Sandoval deliberate on coming clear about his relationship with Raquel after the season 10 reunion, however that modified when Ariana discovered a sexually express video of Tom and Raquel on Sandoval’s telephone. Ariana broke up with Tom simply hours after discovering the video and discovering the affair.